Tamil film director Pa. Ranjith called out the MK Stalin-led DMK government’s inaction and apathy in arresting the culprits behind the incident where human excreta was found dumped in water tank used by Dalits of the Vengaivayal village in Pudukottai district.
He also alleged that the Tamil Nadu police is threatening the victims (Dalits who had to consume the excreta-mixed water) to confess to the crime under the garb of investigation.
“Social injustice continues (angry imoji)!Stern reprimands to the Tamil Nadu police department for threatening the victims to confess the crime in the name of investigation without trying to identify the culprits in the case of contamination of water tank of Venkaival in Pudukottai district.”, Pa. Ranjith said in a tweet.
Pa. Ranjith, without naming the concerned Minister and region’s MLAs, condemned them for not visiting the village to address the issue.
N. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj, the Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour Welfare is the concnerned minister and M. Chinnadurai, is the elected CPI-M MLA elected on the DMK symbol from Gandarvakottai reserved constituency.
Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami too had condemned the DMK government over its inaction. The Tamil Nadu BJP and other social and political activists too have called out the MK Stalin government in the handling of the issue.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin while speaking about the issue in the Assembly said that the incident was “condemnable” and “regrettable”. He added that the special investigation team (SIT) constituted by the government has so far question 70 people and promised “strict action” against the culprits.
However, many have questioned on why Stalin and his Minister and MLAs have not visited the village so far.
Airport Moorthy while speaking at a roadside meeting lambasted the DMK and the Pudukottai Collector alleging that the issue was handled in a shoddy manner. When Moorthy along with a few villagers had requested for the water pipe to be replaced with new ones, Pudukottai Collector allegedly told him that the pipe has been cleaned with chemical and there was no need for replacing the pipe networks.
He also alleged that the DMK government has been hesitant in bringing the culprits to books in order to not antagonize the votebank of Valayars who are the dominant community in the village.
Moorthy and a few others from the villaege later put their own money and got the old pipes replaced.
நேர்ல போய் என்ன புடிங்கினீங்கன்னு கேட்டீங்களே…விசிக வே. வேங்கைவயல் பீ கலந்த தண்ணீர் பைப் பை புடுங்கவச்சோம்! pic.twitter.com/HfABhOAcY4
— Airport Moorthy (@airportmoorthy) January 5, 2023
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